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Variation in HLA class I antigen-processing genes and susceptibility to human papillomavirus type 16-associated cervical cancer.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2008
Deshpande Alina, Wheeler Cosette M, Hunt William C, Peyton Cheri L, White P Scott, Valdez Yolanda E, Nolan John P
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BACKGROUND: Persistent infection with human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) is a primary etiological factor for the development of cervical cancer. Genes involved in antigen processing influence both the repertoire of antigens presented by HPV16-infected cells and the nature of HPV16-specific immu...
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